A Leonid meteor streaks through the skies over Marquette, Mich. on Nov. 18, 2001. At the peak of the early-morning shower, as many as 1,250 meteors per hour streaked overhead, according to NASA estimates. (AP Photo)File Photo

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Look up this weekend, West Michigan. If you can bear predicted temperatures in the high 20s, you may catch the 2012 Leonid meteor shower at its peak.

Space.com expects the celestial show will peak between midnight and dawn on Saturday, Nov. 17. The shower is predicted to peak again on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Experts say two days of peak activity is abnormal.

Astronomers say the moon won't get in the way of this year's activity. A thin crescent moon will set the stage for "a mild but pretty sprinkling," according to NASA.

Named for the constellation Leo the Lion, the shower appears to originate outward from the stars that make up the Lion's mane, according to Earthsky.org. The meteors, which are white or bluish white in color, will be visible in all parts of the sky. From a dark viewing spot away from city lights, 10 to 15 meteors may be visible.

The annual Leonids are debris from the comet Tempel-Tuttle. Every 33 years, the comet circles the sun and returns to the outer solar system, leaving behind a stream of debris.

For best viewing, astronomers suggest you dress warmly, lie back and gaze straight up.

The video below from NASA shows a Leonid fireball captured by an all-sky camera in Huntsville, Ala., in 2010.